Health Professions Panel

BMES, in collaboration with the BME Department, is hoping to organize a BME Health Professions Panel of BME Alumni who are in the Rochester area practicing as MDs, MD residents, Nurses. We are trying to gauge interest and figure out potential dates/times for the session. Please fill out this form if you are interested and can make one or more of these times.

Women in STEM Posters

Cosponsorship with SWE

We want to fill Carlson library with women who inspire us for March (Women’s history month). Do research on one female in STEM and her accomplishments and make a poster about it. The set up  of the display would be 4 large poster boards that would be displayed in Carlson with your posters cut out on to them as “mini” posters, each the size of a piece of paper (8.5″ x 11″). Additionally, the plan is to have each of your posters featured on a bigger view electronically, looping through the digital screens of the library. Attached is a poster template you can follow, but also change to make your own! Please send Nicole (nrinald2@u.rochester.edu) your finished poster by Friday, March 1st. Again, if you know people who still want to sign up, you can let them know they still can, but March is coming up fairly quickly.  If you are interested please sign up here!

Women in STEM Panel

Cosponsorship with SWE and She’s The First

She’s the First and Society of Women Engineers are organizing Women in STEM panel, held on March 5th from 5pm to 6pm in Wegmans 1400. We have invited a variety of different professors from fields such as BME, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, and many others to speak about their experiences and paths to success in their careers. The professors who are attending are Dr. Amy Lerner (BME), Dr. Astrid Muller (ChemE), Dr. Renee Miller (BCS), Dr. Alexis Stein (Biology), and Dr. Ayla Gafni (Math). This panel is meant to shed light on the challenges that women face while entering STEM careers, as well as inspire the young women who are pursuing STEM-related fields while here, at the University of Rochester.

While the women on this panel will offer advice for women, we also aim to educate the other half of the population in the hopes that we can help create a more equal playing field in the future.

We are not asking for a set amount of members to attend, just as many as are interested. We also ask that you spread the word about the event and encourage others to go, as well as submit questions to the attached google form for our panelists here.

Biomedical Engineering Society Minutes
TL;DR:
BMES General Interest Meeting!!! Interested in being a part of BMES this year? Come to our GIM Monday the 14th at 7 in Goergen 101! Free pizza will be provided, so be there or be square
BME Department Picnic is Friday September 18th at 4 in GVP so mark your calendars! Tons of free Dinosaur BBQ and the chance to hang out with your professors and other students in your department! Look out for more info in the coming weeks.

CHECK BMES OUT on Social Media:

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Social:
BMES GIM – Come to our General Interest Meeting this coming Monday September 14th at 7 PM in Goergen 101!
BME Department Picnic
To-do list: don’t forget to do things you signed up for!
List needs people to help set up at 4
Also make sure to fill out the date of completion on the Google Doc so we can keep track of what is completed
Small to-do items
Pick up ice tubs from GAC and fill with ice
Finalize all smaller details going into next week
Meliora Weekend
Alumni Panel will be held
Tabling will occur during the weekend
More updates coming soon
E-Social
No updates at this time
Laser Tag, bowling and other fun events coming later in the semester
Co-Sponsor Chi Omega’s Wish-In-One Mini Golf Event on September 19th!

Fundraising:
Quarter Zips
Coming up later this semester

Mentoring Program:
Juniors and Seniors – send in your mentoring bios!
Come on Tuesday September 7th for the mentor event at 7 in Goergen 239 (where meetings are normally held)

Social Media:
Working to join forces with the main office to create a social media outlet to easily reach students in the department
We can now start making a LinkedIn group
Check us out on Instagram, Twitter, and the CCC! Links to everything can be found above.

Academic Events:
BMES Conference – work on getting money from your PIs if you are attending
WebEx conversation with Nick Drury, UR BME Alum who now works for Zimmer Biomet next Wednesday, September 23rd at 6pm.
September 23rd from 6-7 PM, talk about CMTI – current student speaking about it, open to anyone in BME
Eventually – OrthoClinical Diagnostics, later this semester
Vaccinex maybe later in this semester
Prosthetic department at Strong tour
Ideally 3 industry tours this year

Outreach:
No updates at this time

Newsletter:
If you want to write about upcoming events, or have an idea for an article, contact Arun Nambiar
Articles will be due October 17th by 8 PM

Assessment of Events:
Complete assessment here
Click “Assessment” in the list, log onto CCC (make sure to SUBMIT the form)
Rochester Explorer Post (Event for Children)
Academic Event on internships and career center
Matt Spielman is primary contact
Email Spielman if it’s been more than a month

Weekly Meetings every Monday at 8 PM in Goergen 239.
Questions? Email Anisha at akhosla@u.rochester.edu